Wax paper package



Dec. 18, 1934., 1 I B. E. BAKER 1,984,730

WAX PAPER PACKAGE Filed March 22, 1934 y WM,CM,GW%M

Patented Dec. 18, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Bertram E. Baker, Boston,-

Application March 22, 1934, Serial No. 718,790

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in dispensing wax paper packages. of the type comprising 2. rolled or otherwise dis- 4 posed web of paper enclosed in a box from which it may be withdrawn and lengths thereof severed therefrom as required for use by means of a severing blade or tearing strip carried by the box.

In the use of such paper, sheets of considerable size are frequently required, and it is therefore necessary to provide a web of a width equal at least to the shortest dimension of the largest sheet which may be needed. This has necessitated the use of a box and a severing blade or strip of a corresponding length, and as the cost of these constitute a very substantial part of the cost of package as a whole, such packages have been correspondinglyexpensive to produce, so that their use is restricted, not only for this reason, but also because the unwieldy length of the box makes it inconvenient for use in many situations where such packages might otherwise be advantageously employed.

The present invention has for its object to provide a package of this general character including a web of any desired width which, however, is enclosed in and may be readily dispensed from a box'of short, compact", and convenient shape and having a short severingblade, thereby materially reducing the cost of the box and blade, and consequently of the package as a whole, while rendering said package available for use in situations to which similar prior packages have not been adapted.

To these ends the invention consists in providing a large sheet of wax paper, preferably of considerably greater length than breadth, folded once upon itself in a longitudinal median line, the long folded sheet then being rolled up from end to end either to form a cylindrical roll or a flattishpackage as desired and a container therefor so constructed that portions of the doubled-over wax sheet can be conveniently and quickly drawn out from the container from time to time as required and detached from the main body of the roll.

The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a package of the waxed paper which has been folded longitudinally of the main sheet along the median line thereof and rolled up to form a fiattish package.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a box adapted to be used as the container for the paper, the box being shown partially opened. I

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a box with the paper package enclosed therein with one end of the folded strip drawn out through the opening in the box.

Fig. 4 shows the position of the package after the end of the folded paper strip has been drawn out a short distance.

Fig. 5 shows the position of the paper package at a succeeding stage of the drawing out of the end of the strip.

Fig. 6 shows the position of the paper package at a yet later stage in the drawing out process.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the parcel and package in which the roll of paper is cylindrical in cross section.

Referring now to the drawing: I

A long and relatively narrow sheet of wax paper 10 is first folded or doubled over along the lengthwise median line 11 thereof for its full length as shown in Fig. 1 and the sheet thus doubled over upon itself isthen rolled or folded over and over on a transverse line as the axis of the roll or package. In the form shown in Fig. 1 it is folded so as to form a flat sided rectangular package. In Fig.' 7 it is shown as a cylindrical roll. In the form shown in Fig. 1 this folded package is then placed in a box 12 whose interior is of a length to just conveniently hold the package lengthwise thereof and of a width slightly narrower than the transverse width of the package so that in order to insert the package in the box it has to be bent transversely of the sheet into a somewhat U-shaped form as shown in Fig. 3. Before inserting it into the box a short portion of the outer end of the strip is left free so that it can be drawn-up through a slit in the box. The box 12 has a blade or strip 13 of metal or other suitable material secured to the inner face of one of its side walls and projecting slightly above the side wall of the box enough to form a tearing or cutting edge for the wax paper when the paper has been drawn out to deliver the desired length of paper which is to be torn or cut off. The box 12 has a top or cover panel 14 preferably having a flange or flap 15 which may be folded down inside of the box. The panels are flexible enough so that the end of the sheet in its folded form may be drawn out through the crevice between the flange or flap l5 and the side wall of the box until the desired length has been drawn out and then it may be broken or cut off by tearing it along the edge of the blade. Succeeding portions may be tom oif as desired from time to time and of any length. 'In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3, when the operator further draws out the end of the sheet it will first assume the form shown in -5 Fig. 4 which shows a portion 16 of the folded sheet pulled up to extend straight across the ends of the legs of the U-shaped bend of the roll, then the sheet is further drawn out from the box the package will assume the form shown in Fig.

10 5 something like a U turned upside down, then into the position shown in Fig. 6. When the portion drawn out is as long as desired, it can then be torn over the edge of the blade as already described or if a longer strip is desired it can be dra out further. If a short piece only is desiredit can be torn off even before a full circuit is made. If a longer strip is desired it can be rotated more than once.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 the sheet of paper is first folded lengthwise along its median line as already described, but instead of then being formed into a fiat package as shown in Fig. 1 it is rolled into a cylindrical form as shown in Fig; 7. In this case it will be unrolled as fast as the end is 'drawn out through the slit in the carton but will not assume the U-shape shown in Figs. 3 to 6. It will remain cylindrical until it is all drawn out.

30 After a section or short length of the folded strip has been torn off, the said removed portion can be unfolded so that it will be of single thickness but of the full width of the original unfolded sheet. By reason of the sheet of paper being folded lengthwise so that in its folded form the strip is only one half the full width of the sheet, the box and the blade need be only one half the length required if the sheet were not doubled over and there is therefore a saving not only in the length of the box but also in the time required for tearing off the strip. Furthermore the box will cost less.

As the box is shorter than would be required if the sheet were not folded, the box itself as well as the metal edge will cost less. or other container in which the boxes are packed may be smaller for the same number of boxes and therefore will cost less and therefore the articles can be sold to the public for less.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a dispensing package for wrapping paper comprising a carton having an opening through which a sheet may be drawn and having a cutter blade adjacent said opening, and a roll of wrapping paper wound in said carton and arranged to be withdrawn through said opening, the paper sheet of said roll being unprovided with preformed transverse tearing lines and being folded along a line extending longitudinally thereof whereby the sheet may be withdrawn through said opening in its folded condition in multiple layers, said car ton having a length only slightly greater than the width of said folded sheet.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a dispensing package for wrapping paper comprising a carton having an opening through which a sheet may be drawn and having a cutter blade adjacent said opening, and a roll of/wrapping paper wound in said carton and arranged to be withdrawn through said opening, the paper sheet of said roll being unprovided with preformed transverse tearing lines and being folded along a line extending longitudinally substantially centrally thereof whereby the sheet may be withdrawn through said opening in its folded condition in multiple layers, said carton having a length only slightly greater than the Width of said folded sheet.

BERTRAM E. BAKER.

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